Thrive: thrive – thrived/throve – thrived/thriven
Irregular verb, level B1.
Base form (V1)thrive
Past simple (V2)thrived / throve
Past participle (V3)thrived / thriven
Meaning
To grow strong, healthy, and successful.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
Plants thrive in warm, sunny places.
Past simple (V2)
The small shop thrived last year.
Past participle (V3)
The business has thrived since last spring.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of thrive.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple with o, past participle with i and -en
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